“It never gets old.” We’ve all heard or said that phrase at some point. Often, it’s used as a throwaway line, stated after a friend, fami...

For the next 15 minutes, I’m going to simply write what’s on my mind; a good ol’ fashioned David Haznaw stream of conscious, complete wit...

I have an attachment to dental floss. After re-reading that sentence, I know what you’re thinking. “He’s weird.” To clarify, while I’ll m...

What to do today? Maybe, it's more of an exercise in what not to do. I can't speak for you, but here's what I'm hoping to accomplish toda...

I love jigsaw puzzles. A jigsaw puzzle is one of the few things that slows me down, relaxes me, and that keeps my attention for more than...

I began running in the fall of 1987, primarily to lose the “beer and junk-food” weight I accumulated in college. (Not sure why that phras...

There he was. Just a kid, maybe 11 or 12. Walking alone on a cold, sunny Saturday afternoon. His head was down, hooded, maybe to keep out...

At 5-foot -7, I’m small for an adult. (My sources tell me the average height for an adult American male is nearly 5-foot-11.) I’m OK with...

Often, folks ask me how I get ideas for my essays. Usually, they come from a moment in time; a memory, an experience or an observation th...

Who’s there? Next to “What the …” and “My, oh my!” it may be the lamest piece of dialogue anyone has ever written into a TV or movie scri...

Garbage day intrigues me because it’s one day a week when we try to see how much we can get away with. We probably know our local garbage...

“Wake me up, before you go-go, don’t leave me hangin’ on like a yo-yo … ” I’m not sure why or how, but it happened. “Wake me up, before y...

One would think after all these years and all the practice I’ve had, I’d be able to do something as simple as brushing my teeth without c...

On this date six years ago, folk singer/activist Pete Seeger died, the night before President Barack Obama's sixth State of the Union add...